Brazil international midfielder Lucas Lima will join Barcelona in January when his contract with Santos expires, the player has confirmed to ESPN Brasil.

Lima, 26, has a deal with Santos until the end of the year, and as of July 1 he will be free to sign a pre-contract agreement with Barca.

The midfielder has agreed a five-year deal worth €4 million per season with the La Liga club, including €5m in bonus payments. He will move to Europe in the new year.

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Borussia Dortmund have told Barcelona that Ousmane Dembele is not for sale this summer amid reports the Catalan club have held talks with the player's agent.

Barca sporting director Robert Fernandez said this week the club will make some "big-name signings" this summer and Dembele's name has been frequently linked with a move to Camp Nou.

However, Dortmund's sporting director Michael Zorc says Dembele is firmly part of new coach Peter Bosz's plans for next season.

"Ousmane Dembele has a long-term...

Manchester United hold an interest in Barcelona left-back Jordi Alba but there is an acceptance on both sides that a deal will be difficult to complete this summer, sources have told ESPN FC.

Alba was used sparingly by Barcelona coach Luis Enrique last season, while United boss Jose Mourinho struggled to find a regular left-back at Old Trafford, using Luke Shaw, Marcos Rojo, Daley Blind, Matteo Darmian and Ashley Young in the role.

But sources have told ESPN FC that Alba is more settled at the...

Munir El Haddadi has not been given the go-ahead to change his allegiance in international football from Spain to Morocco, a FIFA spokesman has told ESPN FC.

Reports on Friday claimed the Moroccan Football Federation (MFF) had been successful with a request to free the Madrid-born Barcelona forward to represent the country of his father's birth.

However, FIFA said they have "not been contacted in connection with the player Munir El Haddadi and the MFF" and referred to Article 5 to 8 of their Regulations...

Barcelona star Luis Suarez was moved to tears after his former club Nacional, in Montevideo, Uruguay, named a new training pitch after him.

Suarez, who has been playing football away from his home country for the past 11 years, Suarez returned to Nacional on Wednesday to receive the honour.

Suarez, who made his debut at 18, spoke at length with visible emotion and told a group of young players: "Here at Nacional I've been treated spectacularly always, I'm very grateful for having started here at...